The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-07-09

IlIul enlargement. InoTo IS O0Q spirit
upon it and in it and with it. So that
'even the little that righteous man
hath, is better than the riches of many
wicked" But an avaricious policy is a
dull-sighted, thriftless policy. 1t holds
back and holds fast only to starve. 1t
creates no means of advancement, pro-
notes no activities, and as matter of
course, effects no progress. Most truly
is it said, ''there is that scattereth,"
(lets it go from them freely and with
out stint), land yet increaseth, and
there is that withholdeth, (gathereth to
itself avariciously to hoard) more than
is meet, but it tendeth to poverty" and
such poverty is worse than rags, or
dinner of herbs. Poverty or leanness
of soul, human hearts with the divine
element all crushed out of them, in
stead of being expanded by exercise;
smothered by sellishness, instead Of
being famed into life by the wings of
angelic influences that hover around the
benevolent soul.
People do not know what constitutes
their real enjoyment. IT'S first the
physical wants appeals to our senses
for care and comfort, and should never
be denied, and afterward the moral and
intellectual. We build as life advances,
if we keep pace with the designs of our
being, higher and still higher, as our
capacities for enjoyment are increased
by proper culture. At the last we are
prepared for the spiritual development
of the faculties which are reached only
by steps forward and upward. With
an upward glance we may see the
heights beyond, all beaming with the
glory of the celestial, only ours to en-
joy when we reach the heights. Our
cry should be, 80 lead me to the rock
that is higher than l." Our aspira-
lions are answered by inspirations sat
isfying, but by no means satiating to
the desire for still higher excellence,
and purer atmosphere. "The pure in
heart shall see God" Only by right
living can we attain to these deep and
rich experiences. When we see God in
all his works, and his loving hand in all,
ordering the affairs of his creation,
and our confidence is established, wills
subdued, and our selfishness withered
into insignificance, we are ready to cry,
Lord, what wilt thou have me to do. y
Then, surely, we shall be led in ways
we knew not Of. We shall then become
willing worshipers at the shrine of the
Eternal.
We being blessed, will live to bless
others, and o, the joy, the love of doing,
to help the weary, struggling portion
of humanity, and those who are shut
up in barrenness, and in assisting in
every good cause. And what better
cause is there than the mission work
of our church, if rightly directed. The
wealth of our religion if cherished for
modicum of it's value, would i'm
mensely more than compensate for all
we can possibly expend in its behalf.
at is the very bread of God, which
comes down from heaven it is the
water Of life of which a man may drink
and never thirst more" People, I am
sure, do not understand how necessary
thing is this word of which we preach
or teach. They do not realize how
rich and deep thing it is, and that it
is the life of all right living, that it not
only proclaims Gods eternal interest in
US, but binds us in our being and loving,
to the everything and ever loving. And
shall we withhold this beautiful Star of
Progress Of ours from the enjoyment of
so many who are languishing for the
want of it How many effective ways
of carrying our gospel to the hearts of
men, would lie open to us if we would
be moved to undertake such mission,
and to seize upon all the various meth
DDS that present themselves. We must
not expect UNCONVENTIONAL prosperity,
until we are prepared to make some lit
tie sacrifice to obtain it. Do we under
stand that we must do this work or die,
and that we deserve to die. Other de-
nominations understand these things
better than we do, and notwithstand-
ing the waning influence of their old
time teaching, they are compact, uni
ted and somewhat efficient body. They
are confident of success with their per-
feet system of methods, and their uni
tary organizations, and with their num-
berless willing workers, they are march
ing strongly and grandly on. They will
educate our children for us, if we wish
to have them, and they will become
what they are taught to be.
Education is the great law of life.
But with our better covenant, our larger
faith, our eternal hope, we should pre-
fer to educate our own children into
the sci sacrificing spirit of Christ.
Christianity is not belief, but life to
be lived, and this fact should be thor
oughly impressed upon the minds and
hearts of our children. The staff of
accomplishment then seems to be as 1
said at the outset, faith in God, that he
will bless ourunselfish endeavors. Faith